I loved Six Flags back in the 60s and 70s. It had so much charm and coolness to it. Shows and great entertainment. Skull Island was my favorite thing. I also enjoyed the picture of the "Flying Jenny" if anyone remembers that. It is so totally different now-just big rides with no uniqueness at all. Just a place for teenagers to go with very little attraction for adults.
Wow!!! Great stuff!!! I forgot about Spindletop and the Treehouse, the Slide at the Derrick as well as the Skull Island and the River Ride in "France" ... and totally forgot about the "volcano!!" hahaha... thanks for posting :)
I'm almost 58 [ as of October 3rd, if anybody really cares ]. I remember going to Six Flags Over Texas in 1969 or '70, as if it was yesterday; especially, the Log Ride... getting splashed, as it made its way down -- what fun!! :D Got a pair of toy binoculars, at a souvenir "shoppe"... looking out the rear window of our Ford Galaxy 500, as we drove down I-35... seeing Arlington fade in the distant on our long trip (over two-hundred miles) back to Bryan*. * In case anybody tries to look my name up in the phone book, it ain't "Stanley E." (that's someone's real name & last initial in a famous, '70s rock band). I just use that as an online moniker, for the Play Lists that I create on TH-cam. [ shameless plug :) ]
Yep, it hast lost almost all of it's charm and character. Went to the one in Georgia a few years back. Strangely it has a lot of what SFOT once had. A nice blend of the old and new.
Ahhh, the Spelunker Cave. What a great way to cool off. Sadly, it was replaced by a rolling rapids ride that left you with soaked clothes on a hot day. And the Spindle Top, the centrifugal force ride that pinned you to the walls and often made you feel like tossing your pink things afterward. And the tree house on Skull Island, which you slid down on burlap bags and sometimes got burned when body parts contacted the slide. Plus, the super slide that was attached to the oil derrick for its first few years before some injuries got it removed. There was also the Big Bend, an incredibly smooth, electronic roller coaster that often broke down and was finally taken down when some guests were killed on it. A friend and I rode the Astrolift often, to get from one side of the park to the other and also to drop pennies on various targets, including the roof of the Southern Palace.
Skull Island used to be to the left of the Southern Palace, where the Runaway Mountain. There are also some other buildings which partly take up the space which used to be Skull Island, but I"m not sure what they are now.
ahh what memories....much better now..looking at the pics and seeing blank land of where the tx giant,and titan now stand..who would've known two huge monsters would occupy that empty land..
Well, yeah. That was the point. After the founder visited Disneyland, he felt that TX needed something similar, but for "lands" he used nations that ruled over Texas for his theming.
Where do you think the entire idea for Six Flags Over Texas came from? Vandergriff couldn't convince Walt to build a second park here so he did the next best thing.... He got Angus to build HIS version. Worked out pretty good too.
I loved Six Flags back in the 60s and 70s. It had so much charm and coolness to it. Shows and great entertainment. Skull Island was my favorite thing. I also enjoyed the picture of the "Flying Jenny" if anyone remembers that. It is so totally different now-just big rides with no uniqueness at all. Just a place for teenagers to go with very little attraction for adults.
Sad but true.
Old memories, that slide and the tree slide was fun,but dangerous,came out head first in the tree lol. Banged up lol
For anyone wondering, coaster enthusiasts are predicting Spee-lunkers will make a return like Casa Magnetica!
Wow!!! Great stuff!!! I forgot about Spindletop and the Treehouse, the Slide at the Derrick as well as the Skull Island and the River Ride in "France" ... and totally forgot about the "volcano!!" hahaha... thanks for posting :)
The slide, fun but dangerous. If I remember right, it was closed after a boy lost a finger going down it.
The slide at tower was tater sacks, if you got the outside lanes you could fly and get lots of air.
Loved the tree slide and the tower slide.
The live show performances were something I miss. They were a chance to get a cool respite from the summer heat.
I'm almost 58 [ as of October 3rd, if anybody really cares ]. I remember going to Six Flags Over Texas in 1969 or '70, as if it was yesterday; especially, the Log Ride... getting splashed, as it made its way down -- what fun!! :D Got a pair of toy binoculars, at a souvenir "shoppe"... looking out the rear window of our Ford Galaxy 500, as we drove down I-35... seeing Arlington fade in the distant on our long trip (over two-hundred miles) back to Bryan*.
* In case anybody tries to look my name up in the phone book, it ain't "Stanley E." (that's someone's real name & last initial in a famous, '70s rock band). I just use that as an online moniker, for the Play Lists that I create on TH-cam. [ shameless plug :) ]
Awesome to see pics of SF from my childhood and before my time. The "theme"
part of it isn't really there these days. It's all super heroes now.
Yep, it hast lost almost all of it's charm and character. Went to the one in Georgia a few years back. Strangely it has a lot of what SFOT once had. A nice blend of the old and new.
The PC police have eliminated the 6 flags. Pathetic.
Yeah everything is so corporate now
Miss the Sky Ride. First ride I've ridden by myself, with mom and dad waiting at the other station.
Must have been 4 or 5 , at the time
Ahhh, the Spelunker Cave. What a great way to cool off. Sadly, it was replaced by a rolling rapids ride that left you with soaked clothes on a hot day. And the Spindle Top, the centrifugal force ride that pinned you to the walls and often made you feel like tossing your pink things afterward. And the tree house on Skull Island, which you slid down on burlap bags and sometimes got burned when body parts contacted the slide. Plus, the super slide that was attached to the oil derrick for its first few years before some injuries got it removed. There was also the Big Bend, an incredibly smooth, electronic roller coaster that often broke down and was finally taken down when some guests were killed on it. A friend and I rode the Astrolift often, to get from one side of the park to the other and also to drop pennies on various targets, including the roof of the Southern Palace.
I Wish I want to see spelunker ;-; Now is gone...
Speelunker wasn't replaced by Rolling Rapids. It was rethemed into Yosamite Sam's Good River Adventure.
Where was Skull Island located?
That's right. Roaring Rapids replaced the La Salle's Adventure Ride.
Skull Island used to be to the left of the Southern Palace, where the Runaway Mountain. There are also some other buildings which partly take up the space which used to be Skull Island, but I"m not sure what they are now.
Those ducks are still there
Skull Island we pretty cool place, lots of slides
Anyone remember the old rc cars? Or the boat ride ?
Didnt they have bell ranger helicopter ride too?
ahh what memories....much better now..looking at the pics and seeing blank land of where the tx giant,and titan now stand..who would've known two huge monsters would occupy that empty land..
Lol some parts of the park are copied ideas from disneyland
Well, yeah. That was the point. After the founder visited Disneyland, he felt that TX needed something similar, but for "lands" he used nations that ruled over Texas for his theming.
Where do you think the entire idea for Six Flags Over Texas came from? Vandergriff couldn't convince Walt to build a second park here so he did the next best thing.... He got Angus to build HIS version. Worked out pretty good too.